South Texas MudFest 2013

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES RIGHT: Riders hold on and duck their heads as they fly though a spray of mud and water at the South Texas MudFest at the South Texas Speedway on Saturday.

A four-wheel ATV creates a wave of mud Saturday as it hits one of the mud pits.

A truck sits disabled in a mud pit.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES

Madelynn Hunter, 16 (left), and Arissa Flacon, 15, get their first taste of mud on an Arctic Cat ATV.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES This ATV rider used his vehicle to ferry a length of heavy-duty strapping Saturday to a truck stuck in the mud at the South Texas MudFest at the South Texas Speedway.

LEFT: Roel Rodriguez stands beside his truck after getting the out of the mud after issues with its clutch pedal.